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Gerund and Infinitive Exercise

Dennis was a lazy university student who tended to avoid working. He had an assignment due in two weeks from his history professor but postponed writing it. On the night before it was due, he realized he hadn't done it and decided to cheat by copying an old article. When his professor confronted him, angry that the paper was plagiarized, Dennis denied copying it. The professor was further angered that Dennis didn't tell the truth, knowing the paper was one the professor had written years before. Dennis felt sorry for lying.

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Gerund and Infinitive Exercise

Dennis was a lazy university student who tended to avoid working. He had an assignment due in two weeks from his history professor but postponed writing it. On the night before it was due, he realized he hadn't done it and decided to cheat by copying an old article. When his professor confronted him, angry that the paper was plagiarized, Dennis denied copying it. The professor was further angered that Dennis didn't tell the truth, knowing the paper was one the professor had written years before. Dennis felt sorry for lying.

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Complete the following passage with either the gerund or the infinitive form of

the verbs in brackets. (15 marks)

Dennis was in his first year at university, studying History. He was rather a lazy
student and he tended to avoid (1) ________________ (work) whenever he
could. In the middle of the term, his history professor gave out an assignment
to be handed in within two weeks. The assignment was quite a difficult one,
so his professor advised them (2) ________________ (start) earlier. Dennis
intended (3)________________ (do) the assignment, but he postponed (4)
_________________ (write) it for a week. He had a bad habit of (5)
_______________ (delay) things. The following week, he forgot (6)
________________ (do) it totally.

The night before the assignment was due, he suddenly remembered it and
rushed to the library to find the books he needed. He tried (7)
________________ (read) as much as possible on the topic, but there wasn't
enough time. Dennis considered (8) ________________ (ask) for more time to
do his paper, but his History professor was known to be very tough on students,
so he finally decided (9) ________________ (cheat) and copy his
paper from somewhere else. He found an old article on the same topic and
quickly typed it out. The next day, he submitted the paper.

The following week, he was alarmed (10) _______________ (see) his professor
approaching him, looking angry. "Is this your own work, or did you copy it?"
asked the professor. Dennis denied (11) ________________ (copy) the paper.
The professor was angry with Dennis for not (12) _________________ (tell) the
truth. "If you expect me (13) ________________ (believe) that, you must be
very stupid," said the professor. "Every word is taken from an article I wrote
myself five years ago. Did you really think I would forget (14)
_________________ (write) it?" Dennis couldn’t help (15) _______________ (feel)
nsorry for telling such a lie.
Gerunds & Infinitives (15 marks)
1. working 2. to start
3. to do 4. writing
5. delaying 6. to do
7. to read 8. asking
9. to cheat 10. to see
11. copying 12. telling
13. to believe 14. writing
15. feeling

Complete the following passage with either the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in brackets. (15 marks) Denn
Gerunds & Infinitives (15 marks) 1. working 2. to start 3.

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